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we'll hear from elizabeth warren and vice president joe biden here tonight. what a difference between here and charlotte, and the lackluster event in tampa last week. we'll have randi weingarten. but first the current tv update from lisa ferguson. >> hi bill. good morning, everyone. the dny continues tonight with a knew round of speakers. elizabeth warren will stand united with president obama in protecting the middle class and take this opportunity to sell herself to voters in massachusetts. of course warren up for the senate seat there against scott brown. and we'll hear from bill clinton, nancy pelosi sandra flock, and planned parenthood presidency seal richards. meanwhile this ad starts out looking like an obamaed a, but it is from the super pac. president obama says he will move us forward but where has he taken us so far? 23 million of us without full-time work. >> cross roads is spending $6.6 million onned a right now, attacking the forward slogan and asking if we are better off now than we were four years ago. of course, democrats saying yes, we are.
we'll hear from elizabeth warren and vice president joe biden here tonight. what a difference between here and charlotte, and the lackluster event in tampa last week. we'll have randi weingarten. but first the current tv update from lisa ferguson. >> hi bill. good morning, everyone. the dny continues tonight with a knew round of speakers. elizabeth warren will stand united with president obama in protecting the middle class and take this opportunity to sell herself to voters in...
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when we get there she meets joe biden. he grabs her by the shoulders and gets as close to her forehead with his as he can to talk about how great he thinks she is and everything else. for a moment, i thought is joe biden going to kiss my mother? [ laughter ] >> he didn't. he didn't. he was just doing his joe biden thing. >> mom! what's going on? [ laughter ] >> i was standing there with one of the vice president's daughters and we both sort of looked at each other. that was a funny moment. let's hear from tony in chicago. i think he wants to talk about paul ryan. >> good morning. >> are you there? >> yeah, i'm here. >> how are you doing? >> good, how are you? >> good. >> you guys kind of caught me off guard with the uncle joe stuff. paul ryan said the same thing that ronald reagan said in the 80's. they called it voodoo economics. >> that's right. >> he's trying to peddle the same stuff. the republican party has based their whole party on low taxes for millionaires. even they know it doesn't work. it doesn't. the proof's i
when we get there she meets joe biden. he grabs her by the shoulders and gets as close to her forehead with his as he can to talk about how great he thinks she is and everything else. for a moment, i thought is joe biden going to kiss my mother? [ laughter ] >> he didn't. he didn't. he was just doing his joe biden thing. >> mom! what's going on? [ laughter ] >> i was standing there with one of the vice president's daughters and we both sort of looked at each other. that was a...
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let's get serious about this. >> i think clearly, joe biden was making a play on words, on their own words. right? to unchain wall street. i don't know about you. i am just getting sick and tired of mitt romney whining about every time. he is out with an ad that ageses president obama of wanting to end the welfare to work requirement, which is a totally. ? >> absolutely. >> he accuses obama of being too mean. right? >> this is true. you know, when you ask and speak to the consultants and the republicans, you know, they role their eyes. they acknowledgel their eyes. they acknowledge. it's because the other campaign doesn't have enough to say on the pure substance. i think it's been good we have began to parse the ryan budget. i will give them credit. that has elevated the conversation, and that's all good. they are wrong on the mer itself but let's talk the merits. >> that's why it's been having a more interesting week in terms of the campaign than a bunch of weekends before. >> this ryan budget, which of course mitt romney called mavelous. can't forget that. what are you looking at?
let's get serious about this. >> i think clearly, joe biden was making a play on words, on their own words. right? to unchain wall street. i don't know about you. i am just getting sick and tired of mitt romney whining about every time. he is out with an ad that ageses president obama of wanting to end the welfare to work requirement, which is a totally. ? >> absolutely. >> he accuses obama of being too mean. right? >> this is true. you know, when you ask and speak to...
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what are you counts for from joe biden. we'll talk all about that and today your calls at 866-55-press 866-557-7377. good to see you. the steam in place, and ready to go. unlike the nats yesterday. peter ogburn and dan henning. >> good morning. >> bill: and siprion bolling still on special assignment aka jamaica, one of those. and monty filling in and doing a good job. dan it is your fault. >> no no. it is actually you and your wife's fault. >> bill: i knew you would blame carol. >> when we ended the show yesterday, you were not going to the game. >> bill: yeah, i scored two tickets. i canceled an interview with the bbc, a lunch a friend and a white house briefing and said, come on carol we're going to go the game. >> it used to be that people would make up excuses to not go to a nationals game. >> they had the largest crowd ever, yesterday. over 45,000 people. >> bill: it was very exciting to be here. in fact i brought my flag. >> you know that was cool. >> bill: that was cool. did you see that whole sea of red flags wavin
what are you counts for from joe biden. we'll talk all about that and today your calls at 866-55-press 866-557-7377. good to see you. the steam in place, and ready to go. unlike the nats yesterday. peter ogburn and dan henning. >> good morning. >> bill: and siprion bolling still on special assignment aka jamaica, one of those. and monty filling in and doing a good job. dan it is your fault. >> no no. it is actually you and your wife's fault. >> bill: i knew you would...
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it was the aggressive joe biden, democrats wanted and it was an aggressive joe biden they got. >> it has been done couple of times >> it has never -- >> [ inaudible ] >> oh, now you are john kennedy. it shouldn't be surprising for a guy who says 47% of americans are unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives. >> biden was caught smirking smiling, and even laughing through much of the debate. not sure how you could not laugh because of the lies coming from ryan. according to the twitter verse biden's most popular remark of the night was when he asked ryan now you are jack kennedy. that lead to more than 7,000 tweets per minute. we will have more on the debates coming up on bill press and on our current news updates. join us in our chat room current.com/bill press. see you there. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. are you in good hands? [ ryan ] it doesn't get any better than endless shrimp at red lobster. you ca
it was the aggressive joe biden, democrats wanted and it was an aggressive joe biden they got. >> it has been done couple of times >> it has never -- >> [ inaudible ] >> oh, now you are john kennedy. it shouldn't be surprising for a guy who says 47% of americans are unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives. >> biden was caught smirking smiling, and even laughing through much of the debate. not sure how you could not laugh because of the lies coming from...
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look look through my notes and see question after question after question, biden, biden biden. biden. get off of it. joe biden doing a great job. he is going to stay. hillary is going to do am great job. she is doing a great job as secretary of state. i wish she would. >> live on your radio and current tv. >>oh really? >>"if you ever raise taxes on >>the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! >> we talk a lot about the influence of money in politics. it is the defining issue of this era. the candidate with the most money does win. this is a national crisis. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> 26 minutes. friday we refee feature. the pitchers, congratulations to king felix you do indeed get it done and did this week. this feature brought to you by granger with over 900,000 products to help you get your job done. call granger click on granger.com or top by one of their branches. granger for the ones who get it done. on joe biden, ella calling from jacksonville, florida. hi,
look look through my notes and see question after question after question, biden, biden biden. biden. get off of it. joe biden doing a great job. he is going to stay. hillary is going to do am great job. she is doing a great job as secretary of state. i wish she would. >> live on your radio and current tv. >>oh really? >>"if you ever raise taxes on >>the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! >> we talk a lot about the influence of money in...
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fun of joe biden's intellect. joe biden not only has a fierce intellect, he has an amazing huge heart which is why he will mop the floor with paul ryan. joe biden is a huge hearted american who really puts his money where his mouth is. really cares and i'll take his morality over the entire g.o.p. any day. i do thank you for the call. we'll be taking more of your calls at 1-866-55-press. and i love joe biden. he's a guarantee that no one will ever take a shot at barack obama. what do you want? you want to get the middle-aged white guy who is a middle age with plugs? no republican wants that. we'll be right back after this. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." now on current tv. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>that's an understatement, eliot. >> announcer: taking your e-mails on any topic at any show." live on your radio and current >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> john: the tweets are coming in today at the "bill press show." it w
fun of joe biden's intellect. joe biden not only has a fierce intellect, he has an amazing huge heart which is why he will mop the floor with paul ryan. joe biden is a huge hearted american who really puts his money where his mouth is. really cares and i'll take his morality over the entire g.o.p. any day. i do thank you for the call. we'll be taking more of your calls at 1-866-55-press. and i love joe biden. he's a guarantee that no one will ever take a shot at barack obama. what do you want?...
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joe biden for sure and michelle obama. >> michelle, i have never loved you more, i have never been prouder that watch the rest of america fall in love with you too, as our nation's first lady. [ cheers and applause ] >> bill: a great moment there. the president saying last night listen i have not maybe been the perfect president. he always says that, but i was listening to what you wanted me to do and i tried to do my best. >> obama: whether i earned our vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you and you've made me a better president. >> bill: and just jump in here to the very final words. this is the president his last campaign event of his career. >> obama: we are and forever will be the united states of america and together with your help and god's grace, we will continue our journey forward you and remind the world just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on earth. thank you america. god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >> bill: very great moment last night. peter, some important senate races, too. democrats had a good night in the u.s. senate. >> democrat
joe biden for sure and michelle obama. >> michelle, i have never loved you more, i have never been prouder that watch the rest of america fall in love with you too, as our nation's first lady. [ cheers and applause ] >> bill: a great moment there. the president saying last night listen i have not maybe been the perfect president. he always says that, but i was listening to what you wanted me to do and i tried to do my best. >> obama: whether i earned our vote or not, i have...
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that was a joe biden type answer. >> bill: it was. i do give joe biden a lot of credit. the president watched that debate and he saw how you can be -- you just don't let the stuff slide. you've got to come back. the president several times said that's not true. nothing you said was true. this is almost a direct quote from something joe biden said. >> he didn't say malarkey. >> bill: no, he didn't. president obama also made fun of, he used humor, you know, and sarcasm very effectively i thought, when he talked about you mitt romney's tax plan. $5 trillion in cuts, tax cuts, $2 trillion in additional spending to the pentagon, which the pentagon said it doesn't need or want, and then a trillion dollars to continue the bush tax cuts, which adds up to $8 trillion and the president pointed out and yet mitt romney says that's not going to impact the budget or deficit at all because he's going to make it up with some deductions which he won't name. president obama says deductions? >> if somebody came to you governor with a plan that said here, i want to spend seven or $8 trillio
that was a joe biden type answer. >> bill: it was. i do give joe biden a lot of credit. the president watched that debate and he saw how you can be -- you just don't let the stuff slide. you've got to come back. the president several times said that's not true. nothing you said was true. this is almost a direct quote from something joe biden said. >> he didn't say malarkey. >> bill: no, he didn't. president obama also made fun of, he used humor, you know, and sarcasm very...
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and then, karl, vice president joe biden. >> absolutely. >> bill: we know sometimes joe biden goes off the reservation. he's for real. my home state of delaware, we love him because joe is very authentic. >> he's literally the most authentic vice president we've literally ever had. >> bill: last night his job was to tell, i think the world who barack obama really is from somebody who has been up close and worked with him and been there with him when he made all of the tough decisions. here karl is joe biden talking about barack obama's backbone. >> time and time again i witnessed him summon it. this man has courage in his soul compassion in his heart and a spine of steel! >> it was a really good speech. you know, what was interesting if you compare that to the republican convention, the republican convention, the spin was they're trying to personalize the candidates because people don't like them, right? the big mistake that they made in doing only that was that people -- they're not just looking to like mitt romney. in order to cast their ballot for him. they want to know the directio
and then, karl, vice president joe biden. >> absolutely. >> bill: we know sometimes joe biden goes off the reservation. he's for real. my home state of delaware, we love him because joe is very authentic. >> he's literally the most authentic vice president we've literally ever had. >> bill: last night his job was to tell, i think the world who barack obama really is from somebody who has been up close and worked with him and been there with him when he made all of the...
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the he's going to go for his zingers just like sarah did whatever it is she said about joe biden. i can't remember now. >> it took a team of experts weeks to come up with that. >> he's going to go for his zingers and all of that. all obama has to do is zing him back with i was a severe conservative. really? and you passed obamacare. >> i think the danger the president faces is will he be professorial and talk to long and mitt romney be like the mitt romney that had 75% of republicans opposed to him during the primary race. do you think there is a way that there can be a gotcha moment? >> i would agree with you. honestly again ilk admit became an obama supporter. i agree that i think it's really obama's to lose by coming across at too professorial. here's his numbers versus my numbers. he has to be a bit more down to earth about this is where my policy wants to go, this is where his wants to go. >> you're exactly right mark. i thank you very much for the call. i'm sort of in the minority on this, but i thought he was great about the debates. in spite of the gaffes, you're going to
the he's going to go for his zingers just like sarah did whatever it is she said about joe biden. i can't remember now. >> it took a team of experts weeks to come up with that. >> he's going to go for his zingers and all of that. all obama has to do is zing him back with i was a severe conservative. really? and you passed obamacare. >> i think the danger the president faces is will he be professorial and talk to long and mitt romney be like the mitt romney that had 75% of...
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, the obama biden ticket. too much on jay leno. too much on comedy central. taking down the institution of the presidency. our country is adapting a different cultural set of values and interactions with our most important repositories of power. and that informality is something our country is embracing, not pushing away. if republicans want to understand that, fine but you'll be missing strong cultural cues in this country and that will disable from you becoming a republican party. >> bill: the question you laid out is a fundamental one for the republican party. particularly moving into the 21st century right? we are a different country today. >> look, the party you were once chairman of in california, democratic party spent a good part of the '60s, '70s and '80s as a presidential party. it had aspirations but it lost a lot more than it won. it was in some respects, temperamentally and institutionally inclined to protecting the levers of power in congress. competing nationally at the presidential level but no
, the obama biden ticket. too much on jay leno. too much on comedy central. taking down the institution of the presidency. our country is adapting a different cultural set of values and interactions with our most important repositories of power. and that informality is something our country is embracing, not pushing away. if republicans want to understand that, fine but you'll be missing strong cultural cues in this country and that will disable from you becoming a republican party. >>...
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i thank you joe biden. your true liberalism is keeping barack obama's life very safe. >> bfd. >> john: happy 70th birthday joe. you're still younger than paul mccartney, ringo starr neil young and bob dylan. we'll be taking your calls all morning. this is the "bill press show." this is nirvana. we'll be right back. >> announcer: chatting with you live at current.com/billpress this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> announcer: heard around the >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> john: this is the "bill press show." i'm john fuglesang filling in for bill all morning long. here on your radio your internet and your current tv. it is a big thrill to be back in the great man's chair. i love bill press. i love what he does and what he brings for democracy on our airwaves every day. i'm proud to be here to balance out his brilliance. with we want to know your thoughts on what america's role should or could be in the destructive israel-pales
i thank you joe biden. your true liberalism is keeping barack obama's life very safe. >> bfd. >> john: happy 70th birthday joe. you're still younger than paul mccartney, ringo starr neil young and bob dylan. we'll be taking your calls all morning. this is the "bill press show." this is nirvana. we'll be right back. >> announcer: chatting with you live at current.com/billpress this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >>...
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same thing with biden and sarah palin. you know. it was tricky for joe biden. it will be tricky for him this time too because he's up against a young popular guy paul ryan. but my take about these debates they both come in so prepared that i think they're both going to do well, you know. the debate is unlikely to change the course of the campaign. one final question on this early voting where i started. it does change the nature of campaigns. it used to be that you know, you were afraid about the october surprise right? or you were afraid -- the last two weeks of the campaign where most people make up their mind. that's not so much anymore. so they have to get their message out like before october. >> it is incredible. look at this, the latest ad that the obama campaign is running. their two-minute closing ad back in 2008, you probably wouldn't have seen that until the middle or end of october. and here we are 40 days out and they're already making that closing argument. it is definitely -- it is a change and you can see it in the stump speeches, too of the can
same thing with biden and sarah palin. you know. it was tricky for joe biden. it will be tricky for him this time too because he's up against a young popular guy paul ryan. but my take about these debates they both come in so prepared that i think they're both going to do well, you know. the debate is unlikely to change the course of the campaign. one final question on this early voting where i started. it does change the nature of campaigns. it used to be that you know, you were afraid about...
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i think he is at his best when he's just -- they let biden be biden. he was out yesterday on the campaign trail and this latest auto ad that mitt romney has put up claiming that g.m. and chrysler, which they say is a big lie, are going to send their jobs from ohio to china. >> right. >> bill: joe biden ripped them yesterday. >> that's what the ad says. it is an outrageous lie. a lie. a lie that is so deceptive and so blatantly untrue that the chrysler corporation, including the chairman of the board of chrysler, they actually spoke up. they don't want to get involved in presidential politics. but they spoke up. they called -- i want to quote "a leap that would be difficult even for professional circus acrobats." >> i love the emphasis. circus acrobats! >> bill: outrageous lie. he just says it is a lie. doesn't say it is a misrepresentation or -- >> why pull punches? >> bill: by the way, it is a lie. >> right. >> bill: g.m. and chrysler, have you ever seen head of major corporations come out and get involved? >> not in an election. >> bill: no. romney d
i think he is at his best when he's just -- they let biden be biden. he was out yesterday on the campaign trail and this latest auto ad that mitt romney has put up claiming that g.m. and chrysler, which they say is a big lie, are going to send their jobs from ohio to china. >> right. >> bill: joe biden ripped them yesterday. >> that's what the ad says. it is an outrageous lie. a lie. a lie that is so deceptive and so blatantly untrue that the chrysler corporation, including...
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have you done with joe biden? you got to do something! not only was biden not his lovable gastastic caricature, we were fact checking this debate in realtime! >> bill: good for joe let joe be joe. mitt romney, well, here's a phrase that he will never live down and probably wishes he had never uttered in the second presidential debate. >> romney: we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds to be qualified for members of our cabinet. they brought us whole binders full of women. >> bill: binders! binders and binders are and binders full of women. well, joe biden said you didn't need binders mitt. >> the idea you had to go and ask where a qualified woman was he just should have come to my house. he didn't need a binder. he didn't need a binder. >> i love that, yeah, come to my house, i'll introduce you to jill biden. >> big point for the biden household, i'm sure. >> bill: last night on the daily show, joe biden again john stewart having fun with president obama. >> how many times a week do
have you done with joe biden? you got to do something! not only was biden not his lovable gastastic caricature, we were fact checking this debate in realtime! >> bill: good for joe let joe be joe. mitt romney, well, here's a phrase that he will never live down and probably wishes he had never uttered in the second presidential debate. >> romney: we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds to be qualified for members of our cabinet. they brought us whole...
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so president clinton will be speaking in orlando, and joe biden in ohio. meanwhile you didn't think anybody could defending richard mourdock, right? >> i would hope not. >> bill: after saying he couldn't allow any exception for abortion even in the case of rape, that is something that god intended. yesterday on this week newt gingrich defends him. >> every candidate i know every decent american i know condemns rape. why didn't stephanie cutter get over it. we all condemn rape. why can't we also defend killing babies. >> bill: yeah, just get over. it the fact that he says after todd akin says a woman can't get pregnant because of rape and richard mourdock says even if she does get pregnant she has to go through with that baby because it's part of god's plan. and newt says literally just get over it. >> yeah. >> stephanie: if you are ganged rape, and you don't know who is the father just get over it. >> turn that frown upside dine. >> stephanie: jamal simmons coming in in the next hour as a friend of bill. but first -- >> announcer: this is the "full court p
so president clinton will be speaking in orlando, and joe biden in ohio. meanwhile you didn't think anybody could defending richard mourdock, right? >> i would hope not. >> bill: after saying he couldn't allow any exception for abortion even in the case of rape, that is something that god intended. yesterday on this week newt gingrich defends him. >> every candidate i know every decent american i know condemns rape. why didn't stephanie cutter get over it. we all condemn rape....
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. >> biden's own terms are catching on, too. in a rally in reno, the crowd started shouting the word ma larky. back with more bill after the break. stay with us. (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents special event coverage of the presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> you're going to hear that used as a major talking point. (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> now that's politially direct. >>start the night with a special live edition of "talking liberally with stephanie miller" at 7 eastern. only on current tv. ♪ ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ ♪ guts. glory. ram. [ male announcer ] clay matthews is turning the nfl upside-down. turn your world upside down with gillette fusion proglide because you can shave against the grain with comfort with our thinnest blades. fusion proglide, gillette the b
. >> biden's own terms are catching on, too. in a rally in reno, the crowd started shouting the word ma larky. back with more bill after the break. stay with us. (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents special event coverage of the presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> you're going to hear that used as a major talking point. (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you....
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first of all, i don't think they're angry at joe biden. look, sean donovan his housing secretary was the first one to come out for it. arne duncan, his education secretary he plays basketball with. came out for same-sex marriage and then so did joe biden. i think you got it wrong. obama was going to do it before the election. maybe he wasn't going to do it yesterday but he was going to do it. he decided why wait. good for him. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." with jennifer granholm. >>i am jenniffer granholm and you are in the war room. it's a beautiful thing. >>jennifer granholm on current tv. >>i'm a political junkie. this show is my fix. >>in politics, she was a gutsy leader. in cable news, she's a game changer. >>be afraid, be very afraid. now, the two term governor from michigan is reshaping the debate with a unique perspective and a forward-thinking approach. >>our goal is to bring you behind the scenes with access to stories that you've never seen before. >>she's a trailblazer determined to find solutions. >>one of the k
first of all, i don't think they're angry at joe biden. look, sean donovan his housing secretary was the first one to come out for it. arne duncan, his education secretary he plays basketball with. came out for same-sex marriage and then so did joe biden. i think you got it wrong. obama was going to do it before the election. maybe he wasn't going to do it yesterday but he was going to do it. he decided why wait. good for him. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." with...
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joe biden didn't get where he is by being any dummy. joe biden is i think, first of all, a great vice president. he is very, very smart. you know what? he is one hell of a debater. you are dead wrong about that. paul ryan is glib but that doesn't mean he is a good debater. paul ryan, this is imports, folks. this is it. we now know the choice between people and between platforms and between policies. this is the choice we have got for november 2, 2012, that could not be a more important choice or a starker choice. your calls at 866-55-press. >> this is "the bill press show." >>oh really? >>"if you ever raise taxes on >>the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! barack was having to work out the fact that people react to him based on his racial make-up. (vo) as barack obama seeks a second term, we go back to see the poeple and events that shaped the life of a man who would become president. becoming barack, followed by: is america ready for a mormon president? >>between him and obama, i wouldn't vote. >>mormonism is a cult.
joe biden didn't get where he is by being any dummy. joe biden is i think, first of all, a great vice president. he is very, very smart. you know what? he is one hell of a debater. you are dead wrong about that. paul ryan is glib but that doesn't mean he is a good debater. paul ryan, this is imports, folks. this is it. we now know the choice between people and between platforms and between policies. this is the choice we have got for november 2, 2012, that could not be a more important choice...
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joe biden, joe biden's getting a lot of grief for. >> it was great. >> bill: for the smiles at the debate last week. what did you think? >> i loved it, because every time one of the split screens you saw joe biden smiling you knew ryan lying. >> bill: those ryan eyes, those lying eyes. >> i thought he was good and everybody was still worried because it could have gone either way. you needed some energy after obama playing his game of angry birds or whatever he had on his ipod that he kept looking down at the podium for. >> bill: that's what he was doing, angry birds. >> but i thought, and the democrats, of course, very worried about joe biden. he's not just a loose cannon, he's a loose aircraft carrier so you don't know. i thought he was spot on, showing off his expensive dental work. >> bill: and he knew his facts. what i love, they came out of the box swinging right from the very one, he said on libya. whatever the question was, he was going to make the point. here's the different between obama and romney and he went down boom, boom, boom, boom, here are the issues. >> he didn't let rya
joe biden, joe biden's getting a lot of grief for. >> it was great. >> bill: for the smiles at the debate last week. what did you think? >> i loved it, because every time one of the split screens you saw joe biden smiling you knew ryan lying. >> bill: those ryan eyes, those lying eyes. >> i thought he was good and everybody was still worried because it could have gone either way. you needed some energy after obama playing his game of angry birds or whatever he had...
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that would be the bidens. so it's awful that mitt romney did not mention veterans or military families. it is even worse what his platform would fail to do in terms of funding their needs and bringing them home safely, honorably and soon. >> bill: because of the ryan budget and the cuts in those programs. >> this is an american safety net for our vets. what we have to be able to do is say look, we honor every american family who serves our country. these are the 1%. these folks are the 1%. 95% of blue star families when polled say they believe that mainstream americans do not understand their concerns so democrats are bridging the military/civilian divide. the president is doing that. house democratic leader nancy pelosi is doing that. with our record on veterans, we'll be able to compete toe to toe including here in north carolina. >> bill: being part of the white house press corps one of the things i've noticed is the president himself and as you just mentioned the first lady, they have made this a top prior
that would be the bidens. so it's awful that mitt romney did not mention veterans or military families. it is even worse what his platform would fail to do in terms of funding their needs and bringing them home safely, honorably and soon. >> bill: because of the ryan budget and the cuts in those programs. >> this is an american safety net for our vets. what we have to be able to do is say look, we honor every american family who serves our country. these are the 1%. these folks are...
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do you think it helped joe biden's reputation? >> it's interesting. to the extent he has a reputation as a loose canon it helps that. right? it just under scores that. i don't know how people see joe biden. >> i think did helped him more than that, i must say. i think it helped him as somebody who is an independent thinker and. >> pushing the president in the right direction. >> maybe a little ballsier than some of these. >> i thought it was interesting that there was this public production made out of the fact that he apologized it sealed like a ritual humiliation for him. >> i know. i don't think they should have put it throughhim through that. otto from out in reno nevada. good morning. >> how are you guys? >> okay. what do you think? >> two things, one, i am calling from a western state that borders california and the joke is out here california may be a state in the west, but it's not a western state. we have a substantial mormon population. in fact in my state. there is a mormon temple five blocks down the road from where i live. maybe i misunde
do you think it helped joe biden's reputation? >> it's interesting. to the extent he has a reputation as a loose canon it helps that. right? it just under scores that. i don't know how people see joe biden. >> i think did helped him more than that, i must say. i think it helped him as somebody who is an independent thinker and. >> pushing the president in the right direction. >> maybe a little ballsier than some of these. >> i thought it was interesting that there...
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joe biden is actually going to be in town in tampa on monday. but their worst nightmare is that todd akin should -- could show up as well. and why not? the party just adopted his official platform. so we will follow that and a whole lot more. but first, take a couple of minutes out here to get today's current news update the latest from lisa ferguson. hi, lisa. take it away. >> hi, bill. good morning, everyone. team romney is keeping up medicare attacks with a new ad called nothing's free. >> some think obama care is the same as free health care, but nothing is free. obama is raiding $716,000,000,000 from medicare changing the program forever. >> the ad goes on to say romney and ryan's medicare plan would restore that funding and protect and strengthen medicare for the next generation. but here is the thing. according to the congressional budget office, ryan's plan does not strengthen medicare at all. it actually makes it harder for seniors to pay their bills, giving them a voucher that does not cover the entire cost of medicare. according to a
joe biden is actually going to be in town in tampa on monday. but their worst nightmare is that todd akin should -- could show up as well. and why not? the party just adopted his official platform. so we will follow that and a whole lot more. but first, take a couple of minutes out here to get today's current news update the latest from lisa ferguson. hi, lisa. take it away. >> hi, bill. good morning, everyone. team romney is keeping up medicare attacks with a new ad called nothing's...
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by the way, i'm a huge joe biden fan. unleash joe biden. look, he grew up in scranton, pennsylvania right. and just a good working class family. >> caller: sure. >> bill: his roots are right there. he knows what it is all about. >> caller: i'm just a middle class person. i worked for 30 years for the same outfit. i worked in massachusetts in the transportation industry there. and you know, we had teddy kennedy, you know what i mean. >> bill: oh, yeah. >> caller: he was always full of fire. >> bill: al, the thing about the kennedy family, teddy in particular, teddy could really identify with the middle class. he had all of the money in the world but still the kennedy family, they understood how tough it was for people who were out there going paycheck to paycheck working for a living trying to get their kids through college and not having everything handed them with a silver spoon. but romney doesn't. i mean look, he grew up in wealth. he's consistent. isn't that what brian said? >> he's good with his money. >> bill: he grew up in wealth and
by the way, i'm a huge joe biden fan. unleash joe biden. look, he grew up in scranton, pennsylvania right. and just a good working class family. >> caller: sure. >> bill: his roots are right there. he knows what it is all about. >> caller: i'm just a middle class person. i worked for 30 years for the same outfit. i worked in massachusetts in the transportation industry there. and you know, we had teddy kennedy, you know what i mean. >> bill: oh, yeah. >> caller: he...
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you see the biden campaign -- or the obama administration editing bidens remarks in ways that -- >> bill: and michael lewis himself has admitted that he accepted these rules and guidelines. >> oh, yeah. it's not that it is kosher. it's just accepted at this point. >> bill: i would never, never never accept that personally. >> right. >> bill: i don't care who it is member of congress senator, the president -- and i would love to interview the president, but i would never accept that. >> he says what he says. >> bill: yeah, take your tape recorder and take it down. >> exactly. that's what a recording is. >> bill: right. >> but as soon as a piece about this came out in the "new york times" a couple of months ago, there was all this opposition to it from the national journal, and certain places like that -- there was never a big institution like the "new york times" to come forward and say we oppose quote approval and most institutions just say -- it changes on a reporter-source basis. >> bill: yeah it's a slippery slope. once you accept it independent reporting will be impossible to do. and
you see the biden campaign -- or the obama administration editing bidens remarks in ways that -- >> bill: and michael lewis himself has admitted that he accepted these rules and guidelines. >> oh, yeah. it's not that it is kosher. it's just accepted at this point. >> bill: i would never, never never accept that personally. >> right. >> bill: i don't care who it is member of congress senator, the president -- and i would love to interview the president, but i would...
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problem with that there are 99 senator right now, because one is recovering in chicago, so unless joe biden would divide himself in half there was no point. senator hagan was in north carolina for a funeral, and he basically called her and said you have to come back for this. i think the democrats are trying to draw a line in the sand on this and make this is an issue. >> yeah, but they did succeed. this is what obama said he wanted. and the senate did it so now it -- the burden really does shift to the house republicans who are expected to kill it but by killing it they are in effect saying 98% of americans don't deserve a tax cut, right? >> and i think other interesting thing about the senate democrats -- what they said yesterday, there was actually division last summer between the democrats in the senate and the white house on what that level should be. >> right a million versus 250. >> yeah. and basically the senate democrats seeded their position on that million dollars level and voted for what the president wanted. >> the other thing it seems to show me is that -- how -- what -- what
problem with that there are 99 senator right now, because one is recovering in chicago, so unless joe biden would divide himself in half there was no point. senator hagan was in north carolina for a funeral, and he basically called her and said you have to come back for this. i think the democrats are trying to draw a line in the sand on this and make this is an issue. >> yeah, but they did succeed. this is what obama said he wanted. and the senate did it so now it -- the burden really...
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medicare or voucher care as joe biden would say. we're skipping -- touching on a lot of issues here. anything that you want to come out and comment on, ask john stanton a question, 1-866-55-press is the toll free number. today is september 11th. the president shortly will be observing this moment of silence on the south lawn. during our next break here, carried on current tv. which raises a question of national security. mitt romney is giving a speech today. some say it is a makeup speech because in his speech in tampa he did not salute the military. and he did not mention afghanistan. so has he sort of seeded the national security issue to obama? >> i think -- i don't know that he necessarily seeded it but they have certainly not done much on it. and picking paul ryan while on the domestic side was good. paul ryan does not have any kind of serious credentials on national security. this is the first time that you have really ever seen a republican ticket without strong national security credentials. that's why bush picked cheney. he
medicare or voucher care as joe biden would say. we're skipping -- touching on a lot of issues here. anything that you want to come out and comment on, ask john stanton a question, 1-866-55-press is the toll free number. today is september 11th. the president shortly will be observing this moment of silence on the south lawn. during our next break here, carried on current tv. which raises a question of national security. mitt romney is giving a speech today. some say it is a makeup speech...
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and i was really really pleased that president joe biden yesterday went out for the memorial service for senator george mcgovern who passed away at the age of 90 earlier in the week. telling the senator daughters your dad was a real american hero. he was a decorated pilot, and he never talked about his service in the military but indeed it was a significant -- and joe biden said he ought to get credit for it. >> your father who was characterized by these right-wing guys as a coward and unwilling to fight. your father was a genuine hero, it used to make me so angry that your father would never speak up and talk about his heroism. >> bill: and joe biden said we democrats today owe a great debt to the man who founded in fact today's modern democratic party. brought the democratic party where it is today. >> open it to women young people minorities. he is the father of the modern democratic party. your father is the father the of the modern democratic party. [ applause ] >> bill: yes, george mcgovern, great democrat and great american. what a lineup today, we have a couple of great ameri
and i was really really pleased that president joe biden yesterday went out for the memorial service for senator george mcgovern who passed away at the age of 90 earlier in the week. telling the senator daughters your dad was a real american hero. he was a decorated pilot, and he never talked about his service in the military but indeed it was a significant -- and joe biden said he ought to get credit for it. >> your father who was characterized by these right-wing guys as a coward and...
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the naacp meeting in houston vice president joe biden goes down there today. i think he will probably get a little better reception than mitt romney got. >> ya think? >> bill: i think he will say some more important things, more -- things people can believe. >> more intelligent things. >> bill: for sure. we're there with you to talk about it on the "full court press" with team press peter ogborn and dan henning and videographer cyprian bowlding. hi gang. >> hey hey. >> bill: romney, unbelievable. the part i love best is when -- so here he stands in front of this african-american audience. mr. white bread, mitt romney. the mormon church which would not even accept african-american men as priests of course women never but priests in the mormon church until 1997. he was a bishop of the church when that policy was in place. never protested against it at all. i'm not saying he's a racist. i'm saying he was certainly out in front as a leader of what was then a racist organization. >> he is one of the whitest politicians i have ever seen. >> bill: right. i mean bill
the naacp meeting in houston vice president joe biden goes down there today. i think he will probably get a little better reception than mitt romney got. >> ya think? >> bill: i think he will say some more important things, more -- things people can believe. >> more intelligent things. >> bill: for sure. we're there with you to talk about it on the "full court press" with team press peter ogborn and dan henning and videographer cyprian bowlding. hi gang....
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and joe biden popping up in every diner and coffee shop he can find. it's a busy monday morning. congress out of time, so we'll bring you up to date on what they didn't get done before they left and involve you and give you a chance to sound off. wherever you have to be in this great land of ours thank you for joining us. and now our crew. they want to keep our mountains beautiful. people throwing trash out on the side of the road, that ain't right. that ain't right. they said in their statement here. and they insist they're not racist. we just want to be with white people. only. but they're not racist. >> dude, i ain't racist. i just don't like black people. >> bill: they're white and proud and they don't want black people around. >> bill, you ever try to drive a car with one of them hoods on. >> bill: what do you think? should george allow the kkk to have a stretch of highway? >> bill, our definition of clean is a little bit different than yours. >> bill: hell, no. you know what they would do? they would have a guard post at the beginning of the highway stopping every car. you
and joe biden popping up in every diner and coffee shop he can find. it's a busy monday morning. congress out of time, so we'll bring you up to date on what they didn't get done before they left and involve you and give you a chance to sound off. wherever you have to be in this great land of ours thank you for joining us. and now our crew. they want to keep our mountains beautiful. people throwing trash out on the side of the road, that ain't right. that ain't right. they said in their...
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president obama has released 12 and so has joe biden. i think sooner or later he is going to have to release the tax returns or the american people are going to say hey, you won't show us your secrets. we don't want you. >> announcer: heard around the count think, and see on current tv. this is the "bill press show." ♪ corruption based on corruption. >>that's an understatement, eliot. health matters to all of us. that's why lysol has started a mission for health. with new mom programs, lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools and disaster relief efforts. when you use lysol at home, you'll know you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. i'm jennifer granholm, let me tell you a story. in colorado the auto rescue saved more than 9,000 jobs. in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get her every night. ♪ >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press sh
president obama has released 12 and so has joe biden. i think sooner or later he is going to have to release the tax returns or the american people are going to say hey, you won't show us your secrets. we don't want you. >> announcer: heard around the count think, and see on current tv. this is the "bill press show." ♪ corruption based on corruption. >>that's an understatement, eliot. health matters to all of us. that's why lysol has started a mission for health. with...
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do what biden did. 12 years? >> you think that will change the conversation? >> y.e.s. >> won't it be on whatever is in those returns? >> yeah. but do you -- >> obviously, i agree. i am all for disclosure. >> you know the reason he won't is because there is stuff in there that he knows? >> it's going to look -- be controversial and that they could make into ad after ad. >> this is a lose-lose with romney. he is going to have to -- by the way, let me ask you this one other thing. john sununu. >> yes. >> he has known for 10 years. why aren't they better prepared for this? why don't they have an answer? >> thiswin i think the thing that surprises me more about why they are not prepared is whyat he did at pain. it's -- bain. did they think the opponents were going to sit on their hands. the tax return issue, they knew what was going to happen and they don't care right now. maybe they will care. they re-assess constantly. >> they better care. lynn sweet covers the white house and congress for the chicago sun times in studio with us. and yesterday, john sununu said
do what biden did. 12 years? >> you think that will change the conversation? >> y.e.s. >> won't it be on whatever is in those returns? >> yeah. but do you -- >> obviously, i agree. i am all for disclosure. >> you know the reason he won't is because there is stuff in there that he knows? >> it's going to look -- be controversial and that they could make into ad after ad. >> this is a lose-lose with romney. he is going to have to -- by the way, let...
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joe biden band. i'm not sure. we're taking your calls all morning at 1-866-55-press. that's 1-866-55-press. you know, things were just getting interesting with lilly. i'm amazed when i hear someone talk about how they're a progressive democrat then you bring up an lgbt issue. well, i'm a christian. the good news of jesus, he wasn't a douche bag. jesus is not a homophobe. you cannot use the bible to say that same-sex relationships between consenting adults are wrong and i can prove it with an abacus and an etch-a-sketch. you can't do it. the book of leviticus is where it says ye shall not lie with a man and a woman. then you have to follow all of the laws which means execute gay guys and children who are gluttons or drunks, execute people who work on the sabbath. that's saturday, sorry nascar. execute adulters which includes people who get divorced and remarried. i don't mind being a homophobe. it is a free country. don't hide behind the bible. jesus never said an anti-gay thing in his life. romans is paul talking about romans sexual practices and it is all mistranslat
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this was written by joe biden when he was senator in 1994. it's been reauthorized twice since but this year republicans, led by senator chuck grassley are blocking reauthorization. patty murray says let's not play politics with this. >> women in america cannot afford political theater on this issue, not on this issue. >> the reason republicans are blocking it is, well there are three reasons. they say, no, now, it goes too far because reflecting these times and reflething a new realities or priorities, if you willcting a new realities or priorities, if you will will, this as three categories to women who should be protected from domestic violence gays and lesbian s, lbgt women, native american women and women who may be here illegally but chuck grassley said, no, we shouldn't protect them. no, they are fair game for them. we beat them up. we don't care about them. >> that's why all eight republican senators, unbelievable on the senate judiciary schmidt voted against reauthridesation of the violence against women act. why are we debating this?
this was written by joe biden when he was senator in 1994. it's been reauthorized twice since but this year republicans, led by senator chuck grassley are blocking reauthorization. patty murray says let's not play politics with this. >> women in america cannot afford political theater on this issue, not on this issue. >> the reason republicans are blocking it is, well there are three reasons. they say, no, now, it goes too far because reflecting these times and reflething a new...
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and vice president biden on friday will be going to wisconsin for his next campaign trip. so the election -- even if there are no campaign events scheduled for obama and romney, mark, what do you make of the national polls that show romney and obama tied? >> first of all, they don't matter obviously at the end of the day. it is interesting to look at but we have electoral college. president obama is ahead in the electoral college. it works out something like this. i think he wins all of the states plus wisconsin and nevada that gets him to 253. he only needs 17 electoral votes. ohio has 18. it is conceivable that romney could win ohio. it seems unlikely. he's ahead in all of the polls. pretty much all the undecideds have to go to romney. that's where my home state of virginia comes in. because we're the ohio replacement if ohio is the most important state in the united states -- >> bill: virginia is number two. >> absolutely number two. all you need is virginia plus one. 17 electoral votes. virginia is 13 plus new hampshire is 4. i think he's well ahead in new hampshire an
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vice president biden is holding an event today at 11:30 at the white house debuting to new public service announcement that talks about preventing violence against women. he'll be joined by espn and pro baseball players. the president the vice president, pro athletes, other role models are going to talk about dating violence and how it's unacceptable. we could finally hear today about mitt romney and what he plans today about immigration policy. so far republicans have struggled to figure out how to respond to president obama's announcement last week that he would stop supporting some undocumented immigrants under the age of 30. if romney decides to keep quiet today and not talk about immigration, he would be doubling down on the strategy linking latinos to a struggling economy and how they're having trouble. we could see backing a dream act type proposal, securing the border first. if he switches course on immigration, that could woo hispanics but alienate some in his own party. we'll have to wait and see what happens. we're back after a sport break. stay with us. current tv for one week
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joe biden has been a huge presence in ohio too. joe biden's famous line the reason to reelect the president is because osama bin laden is dead, and the auto industry is alive. >> bill: yeah. not so far away is the state of missouri -- yesterday all of the expect -- from karl rove on down, reince preibus, even mitt romney they are all hoping this is the day that todd akin will step down. and he didn't do it. >> no he didn't todd akin has had the support from the very conservative wing of the republican party. he announced that he would stick with the race. newt gingrich campaigned with him earlier in the week. >> bill: yeah. >> we have seen some of the outside groups starting to spend a little money on akin's behalf which is good. because american cross roads have canceled their ads. this is the most unprecedented act i have ever seen since akin made his comments about," legitimate rape." he hasn't dropped out of the race, he has essentially -- he is singing from a script that claire mccaskill wrote. >> bill: exactly. the story this
joe biden has been a huge presence in ohio too. joe biden's famous line the reason to reelect the president is because osama bin laden is dead, and the auto industry is alive. >> bill: yeah. not so far away is the state of missouri -- yesterday all of the expect -- from karl rove on down, reince preibus, even mitt romney they are all hoping this is the day that todd akin will step down. and he didn't do it. >> no he didn't todd akin has had the support from the very conservative...
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joe biden released 12 years. mitt romney is the guy who refuses -- he hasn't released one full year of his tax returns. and republicans, a list as long as my arm has said he has got to release his tax returns, starting with haley barbour, a former governor of mississippi. i am not going to -- no. i am not going to play that game. i am not going to let mitt romney off the hook. john calling from roanoke, virginia what do you say? >> hey, bill. what are you doing. >> good. good to hear from you. >> sitting here thinking mitt romney thinks he can say or do anything because the neocons wanted to beat the president so bad. he figured all he has to do is ride in there, doesn't have to show anything or prove anything. so he needs to put up, shut up and then get up. you know what, bill? i would change his middle name of instead of mitt, it's myyth. myth romney. like i said, we have to fight this guy because he is trying to win something he has no deservings of it. >> john, man, i can't keep up with that. admitting romney
joe biden released 12 years. mitt romney is the guy who refuses -- he hasn't released one full year of his tax returns. and republicans, a list as long as my arm has said he has got to release his tax returns, starting with haley barbour, a former governor of mississippi. i am not going to -- no. i am not going to play that game. i am not going to let mitt romney off the hook. john calling from roanoke, virginia what do you say? >> hey, bill. what are you doing. >> good. good to...
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our own delawarean vice president joe biden has been a capable and strong and engaged leader as has of course secretary of state hillary clinton. they've engaged the world community and our allies. they've managed to get russia and china to the table to support sanctions and to help with the implementation which was not easy to do. we do not agree with them on a wide range of issues and it was not -- accomplishment of this administration was move from chest thumping and cage rattling of we're going to impose sanctions to actually imposing them. the president went through how crippling they've been for the iranians. i'm expecting we'll see some resolution to this before the iranians cry uncle and are willing to give up the nuclear enrichment capability. i'm hopeful that's where we're going to move. that's going to happen because our president is resolute in making it clear publicly and privately over and over. he's going to stand with israel. he's going to stand for the right of self-defense. he's not going to allow a nuclear capability to develop in iran. >> bill: as you said, senator
our own delawarean vice president joe biden has been a capable and strong and engaged leader as has of course secretary of state hillary clinton. they've engaged the world community and our allies. they've managed to get russia and china to the table to support sanctions and to help with the implementation which was not easy to do. we do not agree with them on a wide range of issues and it was not -- accomplishment of this administration was move from chest thumping and cage rattling of we're...
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biden goes up there. he knows everybody by their first name. >> bill: no disdain nor dislike for you. thank you. >> thank you. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." (vo) jennifer granholm ... >>for every discouraged voter, there are ten angry ones taking action. trickle down does not work. in romney's world, cars get the elevator and the workers get the shaft. that is a whole bunch of bunk. the powerful may steal an election, but they can't steal democracy. from silver screens... to flat screens... twizzlerize your entertainment everyday with twizzlers the twist you can't resist. >> announcer: radio meets television. the "bill press show." now on current tv. >> bill: 33 minutes after the hour. friday, september 21. the "full court press" here on current tv and your local progressive talk radio station. so good to have you with us today. don't forget when we talk politics, the most important thing is to make sure you are registered to vote. and to cast your vote and your voice in this presidential e
biden goes up there. he knows everybody by their first name. >> bill: no disdain nor dislike for you. thank you. >> thank you. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." (vo) jennifer granholm ... >>for every discouraged voter, there are ten angry ones taking action. trickle down does not work. in romney's world, cars get the elevator and the workers get the shaft. that is a whole bunch of bunk. the powerful may steal an election, but they can't steal...
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joe biden said yes and he would do it just for the fun of it. it wouldn't take a charity fund-raiser but he said he would only do it when republicans start talking sense. >> bill: oh, yeah. >> he's paid a lot of money for that hair. he's not going to shave it off. >> joe biden doesn't need a reason to do something crazy. >> congress was supposed to get back to work last night but didn't because of the weather. senate majority leader harry reid had to cancel a 5:30 p.m. vote because of fog. many lawmaker's flights were canceled because of the weather here in d.c. votes don't often get canceled because of weather. it happened during last summer's storm and then during the snowmageddon of 2010. >> bill: the senate could not work because of fog. >> irony is rich. >> bill: ben, i have to ask you. there's so much speculation about sunday's meeting at the white house. president obama and john boehner, mano y mano, eric cantor wasn't there nobody else in the room with him. and what does it mean, if anything? >> i think it means that they're at least tal
joe biden said yes and he would do it just for the fun of it. it wouldn't take a charity fund-raiser but he said he would only do it when republicans start talking sense. >> bill: oh, yeah. >> he's paid a lot of money for that hair. he's not going to shave it off. >> joe biden doesn't need a reason to do something crazy. >> congress was supposed to get back to work last night but didn't because of the weather. senate majority leader harry reid had to cancel a 5:30 p.m....
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do what your father has done what joe biden and barack obama have done, release your tax returns. and i think these conventions are on their way out, unless as pamela says they are completely change them. i don't know how they would do that. we'll talk more about it. >> announcer: on your radio, on tv, the "bill press show," new on current tv. ♪ unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: radio meets television, the "bill press show," now on current tv. >> bill: hey, well, you want to know what the president of the united states is doing today, while the other party is down in tampa, trying to dethrone him, the answer is absolutely nothing. he has got a schedule that is no schedule today at the white house. i got -- the official schedule right here. daily guides and press schedule for monday august 27th. the president will attend meetings at the white
do what your father has done what joe biden and barack obama have done, release your tax returns. and i think these conventions are on their way out, unless as pamela says they are completely change them. i don't know how they would do that. we'll talk more about it. >> announcer: on your radio, on tv, the "bill press show," new on current tv. ♪ unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you....
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he's going to have lunch with vice president biden. and then he is at 12:30. nothing on the schedule in the morning. then he's meeting with his senior advisors at 2:00. >> he's going to iraq. he's going to iraq. >> bill: it looks like -- he's either going to ohio or iraq. probably. now i would think that except that he does have a cinco de mayo reception tonight at the white house except it is only the tres dimaio. he will be campaigning on saturday. big cinco de mayo reception at the white house tonight. jay carney, his daily briefing at the white house at 12:30. i will be there and if there's any hot news comes out of the briefing, we'll tell you all about it tomorrow. carl frisch from bullfight strategies in studio as a friend of bill for the next hour with all of you. we have a lot more to talk about. so hang around! >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: good to see you today. welcome to the "full court press" coming to you live from our nation acapital. i'm bill press liberal and proud of it. good to you have with us this morning as we tak
he's going to have lunch with vice president biden. and then he is at 12:30. nothing on the schedule in the morning. then he's meeting with his senior advisors at 2:00. >> he's going to iraq. he's going to iraq. >> bill: it looks like -- he's either going to ohio or iraq. probably. now i would think that except that he does have a cinco de mayo reception tonight at the white house except it is only the tres dimaio. he will be campaigning on saturday. big cinco de mayo reception at...
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hillary clinton, barack obama joe biden anyone. i went back and watched the video yesterday. there was a great look of distress on president bush's face. he said under normal circumstances, i would not do this. i would let a company fail. these companies ought to fail if they make bad choices but we're in the midst of a recession and a financial crisis and i cannot let this happen. he put $17 billion down and then that was elevated eventually to $85 billion. the romney campaign says eventually they got to a structured bankruptcy. the obama -- steve ratner, the principal advisor on autos at the time said you couldn't do a structured bankruptcy without support from the private sector. and there was no support from the private sector. the only buffer was -- >> bill: the federal government. >> and the federal taxpayer. absent that, this was not going to be a structured bankruptcy but a pure collapse. that's a more intricate economic argument but that is the toehold that the romney campaign attempts to grasp on to in this issue. >> bill: i think the reason they're doing it is beca
hillary clinton, barack obama joe biden anyone. i went back and watched the video yesterday. there was a great look of distress on president bush's face. he said under normal circumstances, i would not do this. i would let a company fail. these companies ought to fail if they make bad choices but we're in the midst of a recession and a financial crisis and i cannot let this happen. he put $17 billion down and then that was elevated eventually to $85 billion. the romney campaign says eventually...
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i'm not talking about joe biden. >> person? >> bill: creature. >> character. >> bill: at the white house. ran into bo! was out for a walk. spent some quality time with bo waiting for the briefing to get started. [dog growling] >> sit bo, sit! >> bill: i have to tell you bo is the best behaved creature, dog or person i have ever spent any time with! he is so gentle. so docile, so well-behaved. so well-trained! unlike most of the two-footed creatures that walk around the property. check out on our web site at billpressshow.com, some shots -- pictures i took of bo and pictures of me and bo. bill and bo hanging out. and by the way -- big news. found out yesterday we've been telling you many, many of you have ordered "the obama hate machine." a signed copy of my new book about all about the koch brothers. the lies, distortions and personal attacks on the president. who is behind them. if you don't have a copy yet you can get one from our web site at billpressshow.com. pretty soon, end of august, this is the news. i found out yesterd
i'm not talking about joe biden. >> person? >> bill: creature. >> character. >> bill: at the white house. ran into bo! was out for a walk. spent some quality time with bo waiting for the briefing to get started. [dog growling] >> sit bo, sit! >> bill: i have to tell you bo is the best behaved creature, dog or person i have ever spent any time with! he is so gentle. so docile, so well-behaved. so well-trained! unlike most of the two-footed creatures that walk...
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joe biden is in iowa and mitt romney is in virginia. but who wants to talk about all of that when what you really want to talk about is the debates. a lot of claims thrown around last night. we're going to do some fact checking for you this morning. but first let's start out with a bit of a recap. of the debate was moderated by mitt romney. oh wait, we mean jim lehrer who i think it is safe to say did worse than expected. the president did not perform up to his usual standards and mitt romney came out swinging taking a very offensive approach against the president as well as jim lehrer, big barned the entire pbs crew. the debate focus around the economy as we knew it would and the candidates traded jabs over tax policies for the middle class. >> romney: under the president's policies middle income americans have been buried. they've been crushed. i will not under any circumstances, raise taxes on middle income families. >> obama: now, five weeks before the election, he's saying his big, bold idea is never mind. >> romney is saying he wo
joe biden is in iowa and mitt romney is in virginia. but who wants to talk about all of that when what you really want to talk about is the debates. a lot of claims thrown around last night. we're going to do some fact checking for you this morning. but first let's start out with a bit of a recap. of the debate was moderated by mitt romney. oh wait, we mean jim lehrer who i think it is safe to say did worse than expected. the president did not perform up to his usual standards and mitt romney...
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we were wondering where obama or joe biden were. obama promised during the last presidential campaign when people were out there striking he was going to get his marching shoes on and join the picture line. we had a strike and they didn't show up. in wisconsin it seems like they are abandoning us. >> we were talking -- we are talking with matt rothschild, editor of the progressive magazine, progressive.org. great magazine if you want to keep up-to-date. matt, tell me again when the progressive -- when did this start? like 100 years ago? >> yeah, we are 103 years old and we still have teeth. if you can find that. founded by fighting bob lafollett, the man who ran on the progressive party ticket, one of the founders of the whole progressive movement. >> it lives through the progressive magazine, progressive.org. walked to the milwaukee sentinel in endorsing scott walker? >> it was one of the most pathetic endorsements i have ever seen. what made me wretch is scott walker is an honorableman. like shakespeare saying they are all honorab
we were wondering where obama or joe biden were. obama promised during the last presidential campaign when people were out there striking he was going to get his marching shoes on and join the picture line. we had a strike and they didn't show up. in wisconsin it seems like they are abandoning us. >> we were talking -- we are talking with matt rothschild, editor of the progressive magazine, progressive.org. great magazine if you want to keep up-to-date. matt, tell me again when the...
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it is silly to refuse to release what your dad did or what barack obama did or what joe biden has done. and otherwise, it is just going to be continued to be used against you. again, talked about it. got a lot of calls on that in the last hour. now, the romney campaign are responding instead of -- trying to change the subject i guess. they're not answering the question. they're going to try to change the subject. they leaked to "the new york times" guess what? we have made up our mind on who the vice presidential nominee is going to be and we might announce it as early as this week. so now see they're trying to get us. let's talk about -- let's talk about the -- who would be romney's running mate. isn't it a little early to release that? here's what i wanted to get your take on this morning is here are the names they're talking about okay? you see any of these as a threat? 1-866-55-press. let's talk about it. first of all, there are eight that have been listed. condy rice. her name keeps floating up. she shot it down again last week. said no way no how would she even consider it. so fa
it is silly to refuse to release what your dad did or what barack obama did or what joe biden has done. and otherwise, it is just going to be continued to be used against you. again, talked about it. got a lot of calls on that in the last hour. now, the romney campaign are responding instead of -- trying to change the subject i guess. they're not answering the question. they're going to try to change the subject. they leaked to "the new york times" guess what? we have made up our mind...
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together with the first lady and with vice president biden and dr. jill biden. we'll be back and you tell us who you think is going to win tonight. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: here it is. election day 2012. november 6th tuesday, the day you've been waiting for and working toward. this is it. it all comes together today and boy, i don't know about you. but i don't believe there's ever been an election with more at stake in my lifetime. for sure. everything is at stake. everything we believe in. everything we care about. every body we care about. everything we've worked for. and we've won over the years. it's all up for grabs this election day. we either go forward in the same direction with barack obama or we go backward and lose it all with mitt romney. that's the choice. that's why it is important to get out and vote, vote, vote and work work, work. right up until the polls close. we'll tell you how to do it and where to do it and all we can tell you about it right here on the "full court press." but first, we'll chec
together with the first lady and with vice president biden and dr. jill biden. we'll be back and you tell us who you think is going to win tonight. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: here it is. election day 2012. november 6th tuesday, the day you've been waiting for and working toward. this is it. it all comes together today and boy, i don't know about you. but i don't believe there's ever been an election with more at stake in my...